False Ear Shell
Granata imbricata
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Granata imbricata, common names the imbricate margarite, tiled false ear shell, true wide-mouthed shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontaidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Granata imbricata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 148 records
- February: 113 records
- March: 129 records
- April: 82 records
- May: 88 records
- June: 63 records
- July: 80 records
- August: 99 records
- September: 111 records
- October: 92 records
- November: 98 records
- December: 89 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- False Ear Shell
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アラハダアシヤガイ
Other scientific names: Stomatella imbricata
Similar species
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 698 open-data records from 1908 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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